Celts+tribal+life

=Tribal life=

The families did not take care of their children, they would give them to their near relatives or close friends. Then when the kids were old enough they would have to go back to their regular parents but they would not take it so well and became full of hate. That is why they are obsessed with war and at war they lose their tempers and go crazy on the Romans because they had such a bad childhood. Some say that that is why they die them selves blue from head to the toes

__Gods__
The Celts believed in over 400 gods, including  __Nodens__, who made clouds and rain. Many gods had no names, but lived in woods and other places. If the Celts were to give to the gods they would throw their gifts into lakes, rivers and oceans. The Celts lived in huts of arched wood with walls of bamboo and roofs of thatch. The huts were generally gathered in loose villages. In several places each tribe had its own coin system. The Celts lived in isolated farms and not in villages and towns. They were scattered across the country. They lived in round houses. They looked like advanced tepee. The homes would often just have a little doorway so that only a little light could come in. The Celts would cut-off their enemy’s heads and use them as decorations in their homes Circular fortresses. The houses were in circular fortresses for protection. The land where the houses were was surrounded by an embankment, stone walls or a ditch. The fortresses were 40 to 50 meters long, but could reach 100 m in size.
 * __Housing__**

Celtic homes were called 'round houses'. They were circular and made of wickerwork, wood or stone with thickly thatched dome shaped roofs. The Celtic house are round as it is called. It has a signal entrance. The houses are about 20and 6 feet in diameter and wooden posts would have held up the thick thatches roof. Some round houses have had little poch like entrances. They would have dirty houses and outside they had guards if they were important, if not then they were a great target for attack.

Inside the 'round houses'
Celtic homes always have fire in the center. It is also for welcoming, and also for heat, and stove. It was also used for cooking. Sometimes the food was cooked on hot stones next to the fire, The fire was on 24hours a day. Storage containers were usually clay pots and were widely used around the home. Cups and bowls were made from oak and other fine woods. Roundhouses were ideal places ofr drying herbs and preserving food. Herbs were used in flavouring food and medicines. Meat and fish were hung up in the roof of the house where it would preserve and gain flavor amongst the warmth and smoke. Celts would have many item of furniture, such as stools, tables, and chests. The beds were made out of raise oak frame with a hazel sleeping surface, which would give the bed a slight spring. The walls were made out of wattle and daub. Daub was made out of clay, animal dung, and straws. Animal dung and straw made the clay stop falling or craking. The daub wall was good for keeping the heat. The Celtic round houses had a lot of big rooms for a lot of people.

clothing
Women clothing The female leine was a long garment made of rectangular linen sewn, and pinned together. It was similar to Roman tunics, and it was pinned with long sleeves. A sleeved ones were on to the wrist and worn to the ankle. The leine were decorated by fringes, and bright borders. They were often with fancy stitching, and woven in colorful patterns, and fringes. Then women usually wore a woven belt but sometimes a leather ones. They were 2or 3inches wide. The women usually dye their eyebrows black with berry juice, and made their cheeks red by a plant called Ruam.

Their aspect is terrifying. They are very tall in stature, with rippling muscles under clear white skin. Their hair is blond, but not naturally so: they bleach it, to this day, washing it in lime and combing it back from their foreheads. They look like wood-demons, their hair thick and shaggy. Some of them are clean shaven, but others - especially those of high rank, shave their cheeks but leave a mustache that covers the whole mouth and, when they eat and drink, acts like a sieve, trapping particles of food...The way they dress is astonishing: they wear brightly colored and embroidered shirts, with trousers and cloaks fastened at the shoulder, heavy in winter, light in summer. These cloaks are striped or checkered in design, with the separate checks close together and in different colors. The Celts used to were bronze helmets with horns on them, which made them look even taller than they already are...while others cover themselves with breast-Armour made out of chains. But most defend themselves with the weapons nature gave them, swords, spears and stones. They would go naked into battle...Weird, discordant horns were sounded, [they shouted in chorus with their] deep and harsh voices, they beat their swords rhythmically against their shields.

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Men clothing Celtic men had 2 different outfits. The first is a leine, a linen tunic, worn with a woolen brat. The second is a jacket, called an inar, worn with short trousers or s     horts called truis.

The Romans say that the Celts lost their tempers and went crazy often - but we don't know that. After all, they couldn't have been fighting all the time - they'd be too tired to do any farming! The farmers had to be ready to fight whenever the head of the tribe needed them. The Celts often fought naked - and it's believed that women would fight as well. Their main weapons were the sword and spear, like the iron sword in the picture to the side and they sometimes fought in horse-drawn war chariots. They liked to lose there tempers and go crazy so that they can scare the enemies then kill them.

=Annotated Bibliography = http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/factfile/warriors.shtml This website is so awesome! it can tell you anything you want to know about the celts! BBC created this sight.

http://www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/celts.html Forget wikipedia, this sight is better! it tells you so much about the celts and their history